travelling to czech & hungary

erikam
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Joined: 24 Dec 2005
Posts: 1

Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:34 pm

 

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I have never travelled by myself and am planning a trip to eastern europe. would it be safe for a female (24 years old) to travel by herself here or should i find a travelling partner?

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CanuckAbroad
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Back in Victoria after living in Budapest

Joined: 04 Mar 2003
Posts: 482
Location: Victoria

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:49 am

 

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100% absolutely safe. No more safe / unsafe than any other country in Europe, or Canada for that matter. You'll be fine. I'd only be a little more wary of petty theft like pickpocketing, though I've never had any difficulty (and haven't met anyone that has either).

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outdooren
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Joined: 19 Oct 2005
Posts: 12
Location: Germany

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:02 pm

 

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I travelled to those countries alone at the age of 21(in 2000). No worries. I spent 8 days in Budapest and loved it! Prague was also safe, yet I felt safer in Budapest. Make sure you take the bus(like a Greyhound), there's a company called Eurolines. I've heard it is unsafe to travel by train in Eastern Europe.

Ren

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Marty
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Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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Location: Toronto

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:05 am

 

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Be sure to visit Slovakia along the way, bratislava (capital of Slovakia) is on a way from Prague, just 150km from Budapest, 50km from vienna. If you check stats, all of those places are safer than Toronto or Vancouver. But I have to correct you: this is CENTRAL Europe, what's understood today as Eastern Europe is a bit different (Ukraine, Romania, etc.)

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